SOFT ROBOTICS WITH COMPLIANCE AND ADAPTATION FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS AND FORTHCOMING CHALLENGES

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Abstract

Biology has always motivated engineers to come up with eﬃcient and
reliable machines to move in complex environments. The dexterity,
softness, and body compliance of natural system such as cephalopods
or caterpillars have inspired robotic engineers to incorporate soft,
deformable materials such as gels and elastomers into their designs.
Hence, the inception of soft robots shifts the paradigm and trends in
robotics, which could potentially revolutionize health care, human–robot interaction, ﬁeld exploration, rehabilitation, and related applications. Throughout this review article, we have restricted our
discussion to the applications of soft robots in biomedical domains
exclusively and the perennial challenges faced therein.